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Giving workers a better future with Esperanto

Giving workers a better future with Esperanto

Learn Esperanto and open up opportunities for trade, says Sinjoro Eng.

The Soul Dies When Language is Buried — Part 3

The Soul Dies When Language is Buried — Part 3

In Part 3 of a series, Sinjoro Eng talks about unity versus culture.

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The Soul Dies When Language Is Buried

The Soul Dies When Language Is Buried

In the first of a series, Sinjoro Eng ponders the survival of native languages.

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Of Sherlock Holmes and Malaysian Culture

Of Sherlock Holmes and Malaysian Culture

Syahredzan Johan invites Malaysians to reconsider what “culture” means.

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Why, why, tell me why!

Why, why, tell me why!

Questions on our national linguistic systems.

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Malaysia will not be truly ASIA if… – Part 2

Malaysia will not be truly ASIA if… – Part 2

All languages, spoken or written, are beautiful and worthy of protection.

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Malaysia will not be truly ASIA if… – Part 1

Malaysia will not be truly ASIA if… – Part 1

… the language dilemma does not get the attention it sorely deserves.

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Changing your life in 3 weeks

Changing your life in 3 weeks

The BEK Esperanto course comes to Hainan University, China.

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Mirinda, Oh Mirinda

Mirinda, Oh Mirinda

Just when you thought you knew nuts about Esperanto.

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First Indonesian Esperanto Congress

First Indonesian Esperanto Congress

Our residential Esperanto expert, Sinjoro Eng, writes about up-coming Esperanto events around the world.

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No sexist language please!

No sexist language please!

Esperanto will cure Discrimination!

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Teach and Travel

Teach and Travel

Sinjoro Eng invites you to learn and teach others the international language of Esperanto.

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PAKATAN, will you introduce Esperanto in schools if you go to Putrajaya?

PAKATAN, will you introduce Esperanto in schools if you go to Putrajaya?

Just spend 200 hours learning Esperanto and reap the countless benefits it offers.

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Travelling with Pasporta Servo

Travelling with Pasporta Servo

Picking up a new language can literally help us go far.

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PPSMI: Myths and the Bogeyman

PPSMI: Myths and the Bogeyman

Myths and more myths that muddy the waters of the PPSMI-MBMMBI discourse.

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Malaysian. Chinese. Totally Foreign.

Malaysian. Chinese. Totally Foreign.

Is it racism that causes Malaysian Chinese to be cliquish or just bad faith? Let’s find out why some Malaysian Chinese youth can’t integrate into society and why abolishing vernacular schools may be just a blind shot at solving a growing problem.

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Curator’s Note: Stories From the East

Curator’s Note: Stories From the East

This week from April 25 to May 1, follow the ONLY BLAWG as Adrian Chew presents Stories from the East, an anthology of stories written by Malaysians from both sides of the sea; some looking in from the outside and some offering their views from the inside, about all things Sabah and Sarawak.

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Ask Lord Bobo: Latin Heart-throbs And Senior Opposition Politicians

Ask Lord Bobo: Latin Heart-throbs And Senior Opposition Politicians

From the Selangor Times Issue 20, 15-17 April 2011. This week, His Supreme Eminenceness spouts Latin and calls for a Royal Commission of Inquiry!

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Myth of the Constitution: “A Malay is automatically a Muslim”

Myth of the Constitution: “A Malay is automatically a Muslim”

“Malay” = “Muslim” in the Federal Constitution?

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Plain English in Law and with Clients

A lamentation of the legal language used in Malaysian legal documents and the law, and a typical Malaysian client’s reaction to an attempt to use plain English in contractual documents.

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